Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland

Greenland: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 8,413 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,413 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8,579 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
2,835 kilowatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland, 2000–2024

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201220242000: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2001: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2002: 3.2k kilowatt-hours2003: 3.2k kilowatt-hours2004: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2005: 3.5k kilowatt-hours2006: 3.5k kilowatt-hours2007: 3.5k kilowatt-hours2008: 3.5k kilowatt-hours2009: 4.6k kilowatt-hours2010: 5.1k kilowatt-hours2011: 6.0k kilowatt-hours2012: 6.0k kilowatt-hours2013: 6.5k kilowatt-hours2014: 6.9k kilowatt-hours2015: 7.5k kilowatt-hours2016: 7.1k kilowatt-hours2017: 6.8k kilowatt-hours2018: 7.5k kilowatt-hours2019: 7.3k kilowatt-hours2020: 7.7k kilowatt-hours2021: 7.7k kilowatt-hours2022: 8.4k kilowatt-hours2023: 8.6k kilowatt-hours2024: 8.4k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland stood at 8,413 kilowatt-hours.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland peaked at 8,579 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,835 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.

That places Greenland 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,422 kilowatt-hours 2,835 kilowatt-hours 4,598 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 6,677 kilowatt-hours 5,121 kilowatt-hours 7,494 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 8,143 kilowatt-hours 7,664 kilowatt-hours 8,579 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 2 Norway 25,746 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 3 Bhutan 13,897 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 4 Canada 8,591 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 6 Paraguay 6,432 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 7 Sweden 6,404 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 8 Laos 5,148 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland?
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland was 8,413 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 8,579 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,835 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
How does Greenland rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Greenland ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.